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Textile fragment
Textile fragment

Textile fragment

18th or 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt paper strips; plain-weave ground with supplementary weft patterning
DimensionsOverall: 69.5 x 54.5 cm (27 3/8 x 21 7/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number95.1225
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 14, 1895
Sword cover (katana bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Length of silk
19th century
Sword cover (bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Sword cover (katana bukuro)
18th or 19th century
Textile length
18th or 19th century
Buddhist textile
18th or 19th century
Buddhist hanging
18th or 19th century